August 11, 2020
Utility Box Wrapping Downtown
The City of Lethbridge Public Art Program is seeking artists to design artworks to be used to vinyl wrap utility boxes located in Galt Gardens and at Casa. The boxes to be wrapped are a variety of sizes and shapes. Artists will be commissioned to provide designs for the vinyl wraps but will not be responsible for the fabrication and installation of the wraps. This work will be completed by City of Lethbridge contractors. Artists selected to produce a design will be required to participate in a workshop with a project graphic designer in advance of executing their design. Specific utility boxes will be assigned to artists at the workshop and information on requirements for modifying designs so they are compatible with the wrapping process will be provided.
Project Budget
Selected artists will receive an artist fee of $500 per utility box.
Project Timeline
Proposal Advertising: Friday February 21, 2020
Proposal Submission: Thursday April 30, 2020
Workshop: Date, Time and Location to be determined pending COVID-19 status
Final Design Submitted: Date to be determined pending COVID-19 status
This call is now closed. As part of this pilot project, the following vinyl wraps were completed:
Backyard Wilderness by Leila Armstrong
https://www.publicartlethbridge.ca/art/backyard-wilderness/
Colours Swirl by Wayne Dwornik
https://www.publicartlethbridge.ca/art/colours-swirl/
Frybread Man by Hali Heavy Shield
https://www.publicartlethbridge.ca/art/frybread-man/
Untitled by Franziska Legg
https://www.publicartlethbridge.ca/art/untitled/
Keystone Species of the Prairie by Rude Black Plume
https://www.publicartlethbridge.ca/art/keystone-species-of-the-prairie/
Bolts of Creativity by Aaron Hagan
https://www.publicartlethbridge.ca/art/bolts-of-creativity/